HAMACON 3 Japanese animation convention coming to Huntsville's VBC

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Hamacon LLC is hosting the third annual HAMACON 3 Japanese animation convention Friday through Sunday at the Von Braun Center. The convention is for the whole family and will feature industry guests who can provide a special look behind the scenes of licensing and importing manga and anime.

The convention will feature three voice actors, a very important Manga editor from Vertical Inc., an award winning cosplay guest and Greggo the game show guy who will be putting on anime versions of popular game shows each day.

The convention will also offer informative panels, autograph session with guests, analog and video gaming tournaments, a cosplay contest and an AMV ( anime music video) contest. There will be a large dealer's room offering all sorts or merchandise, an artist alley area where you can purchase original artwork from artists and a charity raffle and blood drive on Friday to benefit the American Red Cross.

Three-day passes are available at the door for $40 and a Saturday-only pass is $20. Other multi-day rates are available.